Cleary Gottlieb makes ALB Korea Law Awards 2025 Shortlist

Cleary Gottlieb has been shortlisted for Asian Legal Business (ALB) Korea Law Awards’ 2025 “International Deal Firm of the Year.”

The firm previously won this award in 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, and 2016.

In addition, 3 individual awards and 8 deals on which Cleary advised have been named finalists:

Dealmaker of the Year: Jinduk Han

Foreign Lawyer of the Year: Jinduk Han

Woman Lawyer of the Year: Anne Saehee Kim

International Deal Firm of the Year

Debt Market Deal of the Year:

• Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) Global Bond and Convertible Bond Issuance

• Korea Development Bank Notes Issuance due 2027

• LG Chem Exchangeable Bond Offering

• Republic of Korea Dual-Tranche Notes Offering

• Republic of Korea Foreign Exchange Stabilization Bonds Issuance

• Republic of Korea Notes Issuance due 2029

• The Export-Import Bank of Korea Sustainability Notes Issuance due 2028, 2030, and 2035

Equity Market Deal of the Year: 

• LG Chem, Ltd. Issuance of Exchangeable Bonds due 2028
Samsung SDI Strategic Rights Offering

The winners will be announced on November 6. For more information, click here.